Breech

Synonyms for "breech" (74 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Noun(1 words)
breech end

Strong matches (22)

Noun(8 words)
breech presentationbreech-loadingbreechesbuttocksbuttocks first presentationculottegluteal regiongun breech

Related words (37)

hatheelhind endhind parthindheadhoodjacketlower sidelowest layerlowest levelmantlenether sidenethermost levelocciputposteriorposternrearrear endrearwardreverse
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Noun(4 words)
haunchrear of barrelrear of tuberear-loading

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

7 entries
anatomical regionbirth presentationfetal presentationfirearm componentgun terminologyopeningtechnical adjective

More specific

10 entries
breech mechanismbreech plugbreech-loadingbreechblockbuttockcomplete breechfootling breechfrank breechgluteal regionhaunch

Collocations

10 entries
breech actionbreech birthbreech blockbreech loadingbreech mechanismbreech plugbreech presentationbreech systembreech-loadingrear-loading

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Last time I had a breech delivery.

Source: tatoeba (272671)

A breech birth means that the baby is born buttocks or feet first.

Source: tatoeba (5421975)

'Lat be,' quod he, ‘it shal nat be, so theech! Thou woldest make me kisse thyn old breech, And swere it were a relik of a seint,

Source: wiktionary

The stallion lipped Alanna’s breech pockets. “He’s spoiled rotten.” Fishing a lump of sugar out, she fed it to him.

Source: wiktionary

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